Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-11-26
MANY LIVES LOST.

MANY LIVES LOST.
Collision In the English Channel Between
Dutch Steamship, Laden with Pass
engers, and Sch0oner--Over Huns
dred Persons Drowned.
LONDON, Nov 21.-The Dutch steamer
W a. Scholten, Captain Taat which left
rotterdam yesterday morning for New
York, was sunk by collision with the
steamer Rosa Mary, of Hartlepool at IL
O'Clock Saturday night ten miles of Dover
The Schotten carried complement of
421O passengers and crew. The steamer
Ebro, of Sunderland, rescued ninety persons
and landed them at the Sailors Home, Do
/ yer One passenger and a child Of the party
brought to Dover were found dead from
exposure This leaves 122 lost and miss
ing. 1t is hoped that passing vessels have
rescued the missing ones
At the time Of the accident dense fog
prevailed. The schotten was struck on the
port bow by the Rosa Mary. Immediately
| af5er the shocksWas felt the Schotten's pas
sengeTs, all of whom had retired for the
night, rushed on deck in their night gowns.
| The boats We're promptly ordered to
| be lowered, but it was found that
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| were useless and were not lowered. The
water rushed swiftly through the hole in
the bow, and a terrible scene ensued. The
panic-stricken passengers uttered pierre
ing shrieks, and many fell upon
! their knees and prayed aloud
| Little children chung to their moth
ers, who themselves were shrek
ing with terror. The officers were
cool and self possessed, and remained on
| the bridge to the last Several persons
procured life belts and leaped into the sea-
Within twenty minutes of the shock the
schotten was ingnlfed All those who
had put on life belts hoated and We're
rescued by the boats from the steamer
Ebro, which cIuised around until 4 o. clock
1 IN the morning. Many of the rescued lost
wives, husbands. brothers and sisters The
survivors We're supplied with clothes and
every thing possible was done to insure
their comfort.
/ Boats from Dover which went out yester-
day morning have landed twenty-five bod
les from the wreck The bodies are dis
torted showing that death was caused by
violence, and not by drowning Among
those identified are the following, the first
five being passengers.
Mrs Lebenstein; Henry Blanc; Burstig
!
| Koeule; Peter Steilberg, chief mate; go Duntt
second steward; Mrs. Hal1, chief stewardess.
The Schotten lies four miles from the Adj
m1falty pier at Dover Her three masts are
visible. She is in a position dangerous to
navigation. buoy and lights have been
| placed at the wreck
| Tie passengers accounts differ regarding
! the circumstances Of the collision, and the
reports of the officers of the Schotten clash
| with those of the officers of the Rosa Mary.
Some OF the passengers say that the evening
merriment had ceased and most Of the pas
sengers had retired to their hunks, only a
lew remaining in the saloon, when ire
mendous crash was heard on the port bow.
They say it is impossible that the collision
| could have occurred by the Schotten strik-
ing an anchored vessel
The second mate of the Schotten reports
that he was on deck when he saw an I'M
known steamer coming through the fog.
Before any thing could be done the Schotten
was struck in the forerigging and port bow.
| The other vessel, which he now presu1nes
was the Rosa Mary, backed off and disap-
peared Within twenty minutes the Schot-
| ten sunk
The captain OF the Rosa Mary says that
his vessel was run into while anchored
| southeast OF South Sand Head by an I'M
known steamer. Finding that the Rosa
Mary was damaged he proceeded to Dover
roads, where the vessel is now locked The
/ Rosa Mary was laden with coal for St
Nrzaire
| Oae of those saved is Monte Colo from
the Tyrol He says that the scenes on the
sinking ship were terrible. The steerage
passengers, stricken with terror, ran about
the deck in wild confusion. The captain
tried his utmost to restore order, but with
out effect. The passengers rushed for the
boats, and it was with the greatest difficulty
that the officers could keep them from
| jumping into and sinking them.
George Moore, passenger, says that
when the crash occurred a general rush
was made for the deck. Said he:
was in the water a long time before being
/ picked up. When the Schotten sunk the cries
We're heartrending The captain of the Ebro
| tie rescuing vessel behaved nobly. He had
! all his declzload Of timber thrown overheard
/ and this judiciOus act saved many lives Only
/ two of the Schotten's boats were lowered; the
others could not be got adrift. do not know
whether this was due to any fault on
board. The vessel listed over so much that all
the boats could not be dropped into the water
4 The people rushed aboutin the greatest state
OF excitement, all trying to get place in the
two boats which had been successfully lowered
The scare and disorder prevented many per-
sons being saved The water was freezing
cold. This fastened the death of many, rem
dering them powerless.''
Charles Mills, of Red Fill, Surrey, saws:
THE life-boats appeared as if they had not
been used for along time They had to
be chopped away with axes with the as
sistance Of passengers He got hold of a
life-boat but Dutch sailor snatched it
away. The Dutch sailors wanted to save
themselves, and even thrust women aside.
The second officer declares that every
precaEion had been taken on board the
Schottan. A good lookout was kept, and
Captain Taat not only had the ordinary
watch on the bridge at the time of the
disaster, but all the officers intended to re-
main there until the vessel was fairly down
the channel. The captain was last seen at
his post trying to quiet the passengers and
i get the boats off.
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